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presents

Carl Rosa Opera CompanyProduction of Gilbert & Sullivan’s

THE MIKADO

MUSIC LYRICS ArthurSullivan W.S.Gilbert

DIRECTEDANDRE-CREATEDBY

PeterMulloy

CONDUCTEDBY

MartinHandley

CHOREOGRAPHYRE-CREATEDBY

DavidFurnell

TOURMANAGER STAGEMANAGER

TimSpeechley RebeccaClatworthy

TECHNICALSTAGEMANAGER

FelixDunning

WARDROBEMANAGER WIGDRESSER

DavidMorgan GemmaDandridge

Friday, May 2, 2008, 8:00 PMSaturday, May 3, 2008, 8:00 PM

There will be one 20-minute intermission.The taking of photographs or use of recording devices is strictly prohibited.

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CAST

TheMikadoofJapan..................................................................................... STEVENPAGE

Nanki-Poo.................................................................................................LINCOLNSTONE

(Mikado’ssonisdisguisedasawanderingminstrelwhoisinlovewithYum-Yum)

Ko-Ko............................................................................................................ FENTONGRAY

(LordHighExecutionerofTitipu)

Pooh-Bah.................................................................................................. BRUCEGRAHAM

(LordHigheverythingelse)

Pish-Tush....................................................................................................... BARRYCLARK

(NobleLord)

Yum-Yum............................................................................................... CHARLOTTEPAGE

(Yum-Yum,Pitti-Sing,andPeep-BoaresistersandwardsofKo-Ko)

Pitti-Sing..................................................................................................VICTORIAWARD

Peep-Bo..............................................................................................................LESLEYCOX

Katisha.........................................................................................................SYLVIACLARKE

(AnelderlyladyinlovewithNanki-Poo)

EnsembleofSchool-Girls,Nobles,Guards,andCoolies

ANNAFLANNIGAN•BETSYPENNINGTON•CARMENVASS

FRANCESCAELLIS•JANEQUINN•CAROLINEGRAHAM

DAVIDFURNELL•GEORGERAE•BENPAUL•PATRICKMUNDY

FREDBROOM•MICHAELKERRY•ROSSFINNIE•CURTISDABEK

DANBORUCHOWITZ•TOBYHUNT

Covers

TheMikado.................................................................................................. CURTISDABEK

Nanki-Poo................................................................................................. MICHAELKERRY

Ko-Ko...............................................................................................................GEORGERAE

Pooh-Bah......................................................................................................... FREDBROOM

Pish-Tush...........................................................................................................ROSSFINNIE

Yum-Yum............................................................................................................LESLEYCOX

Pitti-Sing...........................................................................................................JANEQUINN

Peep-Bo............................................................................................. BETSYPENNINGTON

Katisha...............................................................................................CAROLINEGRAHAM

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SYNOPSIS

ACTI

AcourtyardofKo-Ko’sofficialresidence

Nanki-Poo,thesonoftheMikado–havingassumedthedisguiseofatravelingmusician–hasfledfromhisfather’s

courtinordertoescapemarriagewiththeelderlyKatisha.HehasfalleninlovewiththebeautifulYum-Yum,buthasbeen

preventedfrommarryingher.Yum-Yum’sguardianKo-Koalsowantstomarryher.Inthebeginningofthefirstact,Nanki-Poo

hurriesbacktocourtafterhearingthatKo-Kohasbeencondemnedtodeathforflirting.Nanki-PoohopesthatYum-Yumwill

nowbefreetomarryhim.

Nanki-PoosoonlearnsfromPooh-BahandPish-TushthatKo-KohasbecomeLordHighExecutioner–thuspreventing

hisdeathsentencefrombeingcarriedout–andthatheistomarryYum-Yumthatafternoon.

AletterfromtheMikadopresentsKo-Kowithachallenge.TheMikadoordershimtoexecutesomebodyorlosehis

positionasLordHighExecutioner.Ko-KoisconsideringwhomtoexecutewhenNanki-Pooappears,intentoncommitting

suicidebecausehecannotmarryYum-Yum.Ko-KoproposesthatNanki-PoomarryYum-Yumforonemonthandthensubmit

topublicexecution.Generalrejoicingfollowsthissolution,afterwhichKatishaappears,searchingforherbelovedNanki-Poo.

Drivenaway,sheseeksanaudiencewiththeMikado.

ACTII

Late1895

Yum-YumandNanki-Pooarehappilypreparingfortheirwedding.Ko-Koarriveswithdistressingnewsofalawhehas

justdiscovered:Whenamarriedmanisexecuted,hiswifemustbeburiedalive.Nanki-Poodecidestokillhimselfatonceto

saveYum-Yum.ThispresentsanotherproblemforKo-Ko,ashewillnowneedtofindsomeoneelsetoexecute.Nanki-Poo

offershimselfforimmediatedecapitationbutKo-Kocannotperformthetaskwithoutsomepractice.Analternativesolution

emerges.Pooh-Bahmakesafalseaffidavit,statingthatNanki-Poohasbeenexecuted,freeingYum-YumandNanki-Pooto

leavethecountry.

WhentheMikadoarrives,Ko-Kothinksthathehascometocheckuponwhethertheexecutionhasbeencarriedout.

Ko-Koproducestheaffidavitanddescribesthedecapitationingruesomedetail.Ittranspires,however,thattheMikadohas

comewithKatishainsearchofhislostson.WhenitbecomesclearthatthepersonKo-KohasexecutedistheMikado’sson,

Ko-KoandhisaccomplicesaredeclaredguiltyofthedreadfulcrimeofkillingtheHeirApparent.Theyquicklyexplainthe

falsehoodandproduceNanki-Pooalive.KatishaisfuriousafterlearningthatNanki-PoohasmarriedYum-Yum.However,

Ko-KoresolvesthesituationbyofferinghisownhandtoKatishawho,aftersomepersuasion,acceptshim.TheOperaendsin

generalhappinessandcelebration.

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ACTI

Overture

CHORUSOFMENIf you want to know who we are

SONGANDCHORUSA Wand’ring Minstrel I

Nanki-Poo

SONGOur Great Mikado, virtuous man

Pish-TushandChorus

SONGYoung man, despair, likewise go to

Pooh-BahwithNanki-PooandPish-Tush

RECITATIVEAnd have I journey’d for a month

Nanki-PooandPooh-Bah

CHORUSWITHSOLOBehold the Lord High Executioner!

Ko-Ko

SONGAs some day it may happenKo-KowithChorusofMen

CHORUSOFGIRLSComes a little train of little ladies

TRIOThree little maids from school are we

Yum-Yum,Peep-Bo,andPitti-SingwithChorusofGirls

QUARTETSo please you, Sir, we much regret

Yum-Yum,Peep-Bo,Pitti-Sing,andPooh-BahwithChorusofGirls

DUETWere you not to Ko-Ko plighted

Yum-YumandNanki-Poo

TRIOI am so proud

Ko-Ko,Pooh-Bah,andPish-Tush

FINALE,ACTIWith aspect stern and gloomy stride

INTERMISSION

ACTII

SOLOBraid the raven hair

Pitti-SingandChorusofGirls

SONGThe sun, whose rays are all ablaze

Yum-Yum

MADRIGALBrightly dawns our wedding day

Yum-Yum,Pitti-Sing,Nanki-Poo,andPish-Tush

TRIOHere’s a how-de-do! If I marry youYum-Yum,Nanki-Poo,andKo-Ko

ENTRANCEOFMIKADOANDKATISHAMi-ya-sa-ma, mi-ya-sa-ma

SONGA more humane Mikado never did in Japan exist

MikadoandChorus

TRIOANDCHORUSThe criminal cried as he dropped him down

Pitti-Sing,Ko-Ko,Pooh-Bah,andChorus

GLEESee how the Fates their gifts allot

Pitti-Sing,Katisha,Ko-Ko,Pooh-Bah,andMikado

DUETThe flowers that bloom in the spring

Nanki-PooandKo-KowithYum-Yum,Pitti-Sing,andPooh-Bah

RECITATIVEANDSONGAlone, and yet alive

Katisha

SONGOn a tree by a river, a little Tom-tit sang,

Willow, tit-willowKo-Ko

DUETThere is beauty in the bellow of the blast

KatishaandKo-Ko

FINALE,ACTII

For he’s gone and married Yum-Yum

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BIOGRAPHIESSTEVENPAGE(Mikado)wasawardedascholarship

tostudyattheNationalOperaStudio.Pagehassungwith

majorOperacompaniesandorchestrasintheU.K.His

OperacreditsincludeAlidoroinLa CenerentolaandSpencer

CoyleinOwen Wingrave(RoyalOperaHouse);thetitleroles

inDon GiovanniandThe Marriage of Figaro(EnglishNational

Opera);thetitleroleinDon Giovanni andtheCountinThe

Marriage of Figaro (ScottishOpera);NickShadowinRake’s

Progress(NewIsraeliOpera);Sharplessin Madama Butterfly

(OperaNorth);PaoloinSimone Boccanegra;Calchasin

La Belle Helen;GuglielmoinCosì fan Tutti;MarcelloinLa

Bohème; ChorebeinLes Troyens;FordinFalstaff; Balstode

inPeter Grimes;PizarroinFidelio;MinskManinJonathan

Dove’sFlight;Anubisin The Second Mrs. Kong; Papageno

inThe Magic Flute; OlinBlitchinCarlisleFloyd’sSusanna;

PrusinMakropoulos Case;TheKingofClubsinThe Love for

Three Oranges;andLeporelloinDon Giovanni.Page’sother

theatercreditsincludeParade (DonmarWarehouse),thetitle

roleinSweeney Todd (OperaNorthandBrisbane,Australia),

thetitleroleinThe Mikado, theCaptaininH.M.S. Pinafore,

thePirateKingin The Pirates of Penzance(CarlRosaOpera

Company),After Aida (TheOldVic),andCandide. Hisfilm

creditincludesTomorrow La Scala,andhistelevisioncredits

includeChekhov in Yalta, Don Giovanni, Flight,andVarious

Proms.PagehasalsobeenheardonradioinvariousOperas

andconcerts.

LINCOLNSTONE(Nanki-Poo)isoriginallyfrom

Australia.StonetrainedinmusicaltheaterattheNational

InstituteofDramaticArtinSydneyandwasprincipaltenor

forOperaWest.HistheatercreditsincludeArchibaldin

The Secret GardenandEnjolrasinLes Miserables (Willoughby

Theatre),FredericinThe Pirates of Penzance (Parramatta

Theatre),Jesusin Godspell (TownsvilleTheatre),andJohnny

Angelin Cruisin’ (originalcastHillsCentreTheatre).

Stone’stheatercreditsintheU.K.includeEnsemblein

Desperately Seeking Susan, CoverRobertandAdolphoinThe

Drowsy Chaperone (NovelloTheatre),GeorginShe Loves

MeandprincipalsoloistinCole(UpstairsattheGatehouse),

ValentininKiss of the Spider Woman(EmeryTheatre),and

Man2inCloser Than Ever(Bridewell).Hehasalsobeen

principalproductionsingerandheadlinecabaretperformer

ontheQueenMaryIIandtheQueenElizabethII.

FENTONGRAY’s(Ko-Ko)WestEndcredits

includeGus:TheTheatreCatinCats; Pimp/Clacquesous

inLes Miserable; andtheoriginalcastofBlood Brothersat

theAlberyTheatre.HisregionalcreditsincludeM.C.in

Cabaret, SeymourinLittle Shop of HorrorsfortheLeicester

Haymarket,andJackinInto the WoodsfortheManchester

LibraryTheatre.HeplayedKo-KoinThe Mikado and

JackPointinYeomen of the GuardforD’OylyCarteOpera

Company.GraysangtheroleofBunthornein Patience for

theCarlRosaOperaCompany.HehasalsodirectedThe

Mikadoand IolantheforD’OylyCarteOperaCompany;

Madama ButterflyforEnglishFestivalOperaattheQueen

ElizabethHall;andtoursofLa Bohème, La Traviata, and

Carmen. Forthreeyears,hewasJulianClary’sdirectorfor

Cinderella(BrightonandRichmond)andhisone-manshows

Amore(WestBethTheatreinNewYork)andNatural Born

Mincer(TheatreRoyal,DruryLane,andnationaltour).

GraydirectedthepremiereofthelatestCharlesMiller/

KevinHammondsmusicalWhen Midnight Strikesfollowed

byMickeyRooney’spantomimedebutinCinderella atthe

SunderlandEmpire.

BRUCEGRAHAM(Pooh-Bah)wasborninScotland

andattendedtheUniversityofEdinburgh.In1978,he

joinedtheD’OylyCarteOperaCompanyandplayedmanyof

theGilbert&Sullivancharacterroles.Sincehisaffiliation

withD’OylyCarteOperaCompany,Grahamhasbeenin

demandthroughoutthecountry,appearingwithnational

Operacompanies,includingOperadellaLuna,theBuxton

Gilbert&SullivanFestival,andUniversityCollegeOpera.

HespentmanyyearsontheWestEndstage,wherehe

appearedineighthitmusicalsincludingMe and My Girl,

Follies, Phantom of the Opera, Sunset Boulevard,andCats. He

hadthehonorofappearinginaRoyalVarietyCommand

Performance.AlthoughotheraspectsofGraham’sworkhave

rangedfromfilmandtelevisiontoold-timemusichalland

pantomime,hehasappearedaroundtheworldinrecentyears

withtheCarlRosaOperaCompanyasaprincipalperforming

theworksofGilbert&Sullivan.

BARRYCLARK’s(Pish-Tush)careerhas

encompassedOpera,Operetta,andOratorio.Hehas

appearedwiththeScottishOpera,DublinGrandOpera,

NewSadlersWellsOpera,D’OylyCarteOperaCompany,

andtheCarlRosaOperaCompany.Clark’srolesinclude

PinkertoninMadama Butterfly, OttavioinDon Giovanni,

DonBasilioinThe Marriage of Figaro, LionelinMartha,

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CamilleinThe Merry Widow, AlfredinDie Fledermaus,

Fentonin Falstaff,andDonJoseinCarmen.Hehas

appearedasGoroinMadama Butterfly andhasspecialized

inothercharacterrolessuchasSpolettainTosca,Beppe

in Pagliacci,andArturoinLucia di Lammermoor withthe

LondonCityOpera.Clarkperformedinanewversionof

The Impresarioand Trial by Jury forCoventGardenFestival.

HehassungOratoriosintheU.K.andIreland.Hisworks

includeMessiah, The Creation, Requiem, Hiawatha,and

Crucifixion.

CHARLOTTEPAGE(Yum-Yum),whostudied

withJoyMammenattheRoyalAcademyofMusic,wasa

finalistintheprestigiousKathleenFerrierCompetition.

Shehassungmorethan30principalrolesinOperamost

notablytheFirstNiecein Peter GrimesfortheRoyalOpera,

CoventGardenattheSavonlinnaFestival;GretelinHansel

and Gretel forWelshNationalOperaandOperaNorthern

Ireland;GalateainAcis and GalateafortheEnglishBach

FestivalattheLinburyStudioTheatre,CoventGarden;the

titleroleinLucia di LammermoorforHaddoHouseOpera;

AldimirainErismena forOperaTheatreCompanyinthe

U.K.andIrelandattheAldeburghFestivals;andMelisande

inPelléas et MélisandeforAtelierLyrique.Shealsostarredas

ChristineinPhantom of the Opera atHerMajesty’sTheatre

inLondonfor18months.Pagehassungmanyoftheleading

sopranorolesintheGilbert&SullivanrepertoireforD’Oyly

CarteOperaCompany,CarlRosaOperaCompany,andthe

Gilbert&SullivanOperaCompany.Shehasperformed

worldwide,includinganextensivetourofStraussGalasfor

RaymondGubbay.HerrecentengagementsincludeYum-

Yumin The Mikado andPhyllisinIolantheforCarlRosa

OperaCompanyintheWestEnd;Adelein Die Fledermaus

forOperaHollandPark;DollintheEuropeanpremiereof

Vera of Las VegasbyDarrenArekHagen;MissRowaninthe

worldpremiereofanewlycommissionedplayLet’s Make An

Opera bySimonButteriss;MissRowanin The Little Sweep

forAldeburghFestival;andMimiinLa BohèmeforOpera

Project.PageisinvolvedinthedevelopmentofMe Me,a

newprojectforOperaCircuswithDavidGlass.

VICTORIAWARD(Pitti-Sing)trainedat

MountviewTheatreSchoolinLondon.Hercreditsinclude

LindainBlood Brothers’nationaltour,asoloistin The Best

of the Musicals,ConstanceinThe Three Musketeers’national

tour,andPollyPeachuminThe Beggar’s Opera withthe

EnglishNationalOpera.Shealsohasenjoyedworkingon

P&OcruiseshipVictoriaandplayingtheleadroleinthe

comedyDon’t Misunderstand Me attheEnglishTheatre

ofHamburg.WardhasplayedAtlantainJason and the

ArgonautsandMollyWesleyinthenationaltourof John

Wesley. ShealsoplayedSarahJaneMooreinAssassins,

MadameThenardierinLes Miserables forPimlicoOpera,

HeleninWonderful Town, andDinahin South Pacificfor

GrangeParkOpera.WardhastouredwiththeCarlRosa

OperaCompanyplayingHebeinH.M.S. Pinafore.She

recentlycompletedthecompany’sEnglandtour,playing

LeilainIolanthe andEdithinThe Pirates of Penzance.Sheis

delightedtoberejoiningthecompany.

LESLEYCOX(Peep-Bo)studiedattheRoyal

NorthernCollegeofMusicwithElizabethVaughnand

SandraDugdale.Shewasawardedtheequitytrustfund

andtheArthurAndersonBursaries.Hercreditsinclude

FiordiligiandDespinainCosì fan Tutti forMusicTheatre

London,MissSilverpealinDer SchauspieldirektorwithWyn

DaviesfortheBuxtonOperaFestival,PollyPeachuminThe

Beggar’s Opera, theMistressinthenationaltourofEvita,

andMariainThe Sound of Music.Herrecentrolesinclude

JosephineinH.M.S. PinaforeforOperadellaLuna,Yum-

YuminThe Mikado, ElsieMaynardinYeomen of the Guard,

MabelinThe Pirates of Penzance, GianettainThe Gondoliers

forCarlRosaOperaCompany,AngelinainTrial by Jury

forCoventGardenFestival,andEurydiceinOrpheus in the

UnderworldforOperaHollandPark.Asaco-directorof

RecklessProductions,CoxrecentlypresentedMusic of Life

directedbySimonCallowatthePalaceTheatreinLondon.

SYLVIACLARKE(Katisha)studiedatthe

ConservatoriumofMusicOperaSchoolinSydney,Australia.

AmemberoftheSydneyOperettaTouringTheatre

CompanyandOperaAustralia,shealsowasaformerresident

mezzo-sopranowiththeWestAustralianOperaCompany.

HerOperaticrepertoireincludesUlricainUn Ballo in

Maschera,AmnerisinAida,MistressQuicklyin Falstaff,

SuzukiinMadama Butterfly, LaPrincipessainSuor Angelica,

AuntieinPeter Grimes, MotherinThe Consul,Marcellinain

The Marriage of Figaro,OrlofskyinDie Fledermaus, Hatain

The Bartered Bride, ThirdLadyinDie Zauberflöte, andallthe

contraltorolesintheGilbert&SullivanOperas.Clarke’s

concertrepertoireincludesGuissepeVerdiandWolfgang

AmadeusMozart’sRequiem, Dream of Gerontius, Music

Makers; AntoninDvořákandGiovanniBattistaPergolesi’s

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Stabat Mater, Petite Messe Solennelle, Messiah, Judas

Maccabeus, Mass in b minor;BenjaminBritten’sSpring

Symphonyand Cantata Academica, Vesperae Solennes de

Confessore; andAntonioVivaldi’sGloria.Recently,she

performedin Les NocesfortheMichaelClarkCompanyat

theBarbican.

PETERMULLOY(Director)re-launchedtheCarl

RosaOperaCompanyin1998with La Bohème. Mulloy

wasborninMiddlesbroughandatage15,createdCostume

Cavalcade,acompanythatsuppliedsceneryandcostumesfor

Opera,television,andtheater.ThisledtoMontyBerman

askingMulloytocreateadedicateddesignandtohirestaff

forOpera.Productionshaveincludedtelevisionfilmsof

nineGilbert&SullivanOperettaandOperas,including

La Traviata, La Bohème, Otello,andArabella fortheVienna

StateOperaandLaScalaMilan.Duringthisperiod,

Mulloytrainedasanactorandreceivedhisactingmedals

anddiplomaindramafromtheLondonAcademyofMusic

andDramaticArt.In1991,hebeganvocaltrainingwith

NeilHowlettattheGuildhallSchoolofMusicandDrama,

thencontinuedhisstudiesattheRoyalNorthernCollege

ofMusicinManchester.Asadirector,Mulloyreceivedan

internationalawardforOperettafor The Pirates of Penzance

(SanFranciscoandPhiladelphia)and“BestDirector”at

theWaterfordFestivalfor Iolanthe.Hesupervisedthe

restorationofcostumesfromtheoriginal1885The Mikado

attheSavoyTheatrefortheBuxtonGilbert&Sullivan

Festival.Thecostumeswerelastusedinthe1953filmThe

Story of Gilbert and Sullivan.Hewastheninvitedtoresearch

theoriginalsettingsandcostumedesignforRosieChambers

onMikeLeigh’sfilm Topsy-Turvy. TheOscar-winningsets

andcostumescanbeseeninCarlRosaOperaCompany’s

The Mikado.AsartisticdirectorforCarlRosaOpera

Company,MulloyalsohasdirectedanddesignedIolanthe,

Die Fledermaus, The Pirates of Penzance,andre-created

Yeomen of the Guard, The Gondoliers, H.M.S. Pinafore with

TimothyWest,andThe Merry Widow inSouthAfrica.Heis

aguestlecturerinOperaproductionatBirkbeckCollegein

London.Mulloyrecentlycreatedandsuppliedcostumesfor

severalproductions,includingDon Giovanni (TokyoOpera),

Anna Boleyna (TowerofLondon),Trelawney of the Wells

(Finborough),Falstaff (StanleyHallOpera), Treasure Island

andThe Caucasian Chalk Circle (ScoopatMoreLondon),

andtheKennethBranaghfilmAs You Like It.g

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BIOGRAPHYED McMAHON’S MEMORIES OF THE

TONIGHT SHOWtakesastrolldownmemorylanewith

funnyandtouchinganecdotesaboutAmerica’spopular

late-nightTVtalkshow.Inthislightheartedtribute,Ed

McMahonalsosharesinsightintohis46-yearfriendshipwith

TelevisionAcademyHallofFameinducteeJohnnyCarson,

whodiedin2005afteralongbattlewithemphysema.

McMahon’spartnershipwithCarsonstartedonthe

setofWho Do You Trust?,apopularTVgameshowinthe

’50sand’60sforwhichCarsonwasthehostandMcMahon

theannouncer.Afterfouryearsofdevelopingandpolishing

theiruniquebanter,bothleftthegameshowin1962to

joinThe Tonight Show,withCarsonassuminghostingduties

andMcMahontakingtothemicrophoneastheannouncer.

WiththedynamicduoatthehelmofThe Tonight Showuntil

1992,theprogramwasahitduringthepair’sthree-decade

run.Theircamaraderieandthesimpleformula–which

consistedofCarsonperformingcomedyroutines,bouncing

jokesoffofMcMahon,andchattingwithA-listcelebrities

andnewcomershopingtobreakintoshowbiz–yielded

phenomenalsuccess.Thetalkshow,whichhasclaimed

multipleEmmyAwards,drewmillionsoffamiliestotheir

TVsetsfivenightsaweek,securingitssolidstandingasan

Americaninstitution.The Tonight Show,whichwonmultiple

AmericanComedyAwardsandDirectorsGuildofAmerica

honors,changedtheoveralllandscapeofTVentertainment

andthefaceofAmericanculture,pavingthewayforalong

stringofsimilarlate-nighttalkshows.

presents

ED McMAHON’S MEMORIES OF THE TONIGHT SHOW

Sunday, May 4, 2008, 3:00 PM

This performance will not include an intermission.There will be a question-and-answer session with the audience.

The taking of photographs or use of recording devices is strictly prohibited.

BesideshistenureonThe Tonight Show, McMahon

hostedthepopularsyndicatedtalentshowStar Search from

1983to1995.Theprogramhelpedlaunchthecareers

ofmanyentertainers,includingsingersBritneySpears,

ChristinaAguilera,JessicaSimpson,andJustinTimberlake;

andcomediansRayRomano,BradGarrett,DaveChappelle,

DrewCarey,andMartinLawrence.AlongwithEmmy

winnerDickClark,McMahonco-hostedNBC’sTV’s

Bloopers & Practical Jokes.McMahonstarredin1982’scrime

movieButterfly,the1967dramaThe Incident,the1994

remakeofLove Affair,andthecomediesFun With Dick and

Jane in1977andFull Moon Highin1981.

AboardmemberoftheMuscularDystrophy

Association,McMahonhasco-emceedcomedianJerry

Lewis’annuallaboroflove,The Jerry Lewis Muscular

Dystrophy Telethon,morethan35years.Hehasalso

officiatednumeroustimesatoneofAmerica’sfavorite

annualtraditions,theMacy’sThanksgivingDayParade.As

theofficialpresenterfortheAmericanFamilyPublishing

sweepstakes,hesurprisedGrandPrizewinnersattheirhomes

tohand-deliverchecks.

AdecoratedMarinefighterpilotduringWorldWar

IIandtheKoreanWar,McMahonremainedactiveinthe

MarineReservesuntil1966whenheretiredasafullcolonel.

ThisversatileTVpersonalityhasalsopennedseveralbooks,

includingHere’s Ed: The Autobiography of Ed McMahon, Art

of Public Speaking, SuperSelling, For Laughing Out Loud: My

Life and Good Times,andHere’s Johnny!g

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CAST (in order of appearance)

Molly......................................................................................................................ANNALISADiBERNARDOPepper................................................................................................................................. MADISONZAVITZDuffy............................................................................................................... MARINAROSEMACHERONEJuly........................................................................................................................... JAIDA-IMANBENJAMINTessie...............................................................................................................................................ABBYSPAREKate................................................................................................................ GRACEELIZABETHETZKORNAnnie................................................................................................................................... AMANDABALONMissHannigan........................................................................................................................LYNNANDREWSBundlesMcCloskey................................................................................................................. JUSTINGLASERAppleSeller............................................................................................................................... ANDYMEYERSDogCatcher.................................................................................................................................. MATTDAVIDSandy......................................................................................................................................................... MIKEYLt.Ward...................................................................................................................................... TUGWATSONSophietheKettle.............................................................................................................................. PATSIBLEYGraceFarrell............................................................................................................................. ABBYSTEVENSDrake................................................................................................................................................RICKYPOPEMrs.Pugh.......................................................................................................................................... PATSIBLEYCecille..........................................................................................................................CHELSEYWHITELOCKAnnette.....................................................................................................................................JOLIEDUFRENEMrs.Greer........................................................................................................................ RUTHIEANNMILESOliverWarbucks...................................................................................................................... DAVIDBARTONStartoBe..................................................................................................................................COREYSCHEYSRoosterHannigan.................................................................................................................J.MICHAELZYGOLilySt.Regis...................................................................................................................CHERYLHOFFMANNBertHealy.................................................................................................................................. ANDYMEYERSFredMcCracken......................................................................................................................... TUGWATSONJimmyJohnson......................................................................................................................... JUSTINGLASERSoundEffectsMan........................................................................................................................ MATTDAVIDRonnieBoylan..........................................................................................................................JOLIEDUFRENEBonnieBoylan................................................................................................................. RUTHIEANNMILESConnieBoylan.............................................................................................................CHELSEYWHITELOCKOxydent“HourofSmiles”Producer................................................................................................ PATSIBLEYH.V.Kaltenborn’sVoice......................................................................................... ARCHIET.TRIDMORTENF.D.R................................................................................................................................JEFFREYB.DUNCANIckes.............................................................................................................................................. MATTDAVIDHowe........................................................................................................................................... TUGWATSONHull............................................................................................................................................ ANDYMEYERSPerkins.............................................................................................................................................. PATSIBLEYMorgenthau............................................................................................................................. JUSTINGLASERWhiteHouseMarine............................................................................................. ALEXANDERYEPREMIANJusticeBrandeis............................................................................................................................. MATTDAVIDStreetPeople,Warbucks’Staff,NewYorkers,andHooverville-ites................................................. ENSEMBLE

EnsembleMATTDAVID•JOLIEDUFRENE•JUSTINGLASER•CHERYLHOFFMANN•ANDYMEYERS•RUTHIEANNMILESRICKYPOPE•COREYSCHEYS•PATSIBLEY•TUGWATSON•CHELSEYWHITELOCK•ALEXANDERYEPREMIAN

UnderstudiesUnderstudiesneversubstituteforlistedplayersunlessaspecificannouncementfortheappearanceismadeatthetimeoftheperformance.

ForOliverWarbucks-RICKYPOPE ForMissHannigan-PATSIBLEY ForAnnie-GRACEELIZABETHETZKORN ForGrace-JOLIEDUFRENE ForF.D.R.-ANDYMEYERS ForRooster-TUGWATSON ForLily-CHELSEYWHITELOCK ForBoylanSisters-COREYSCHEYS ForDrake-JUSTINGLASER ForHealy-MATTDAVID ForMolly-MARINAROSEMACHERONE ForStartoBe-RUTHIEANNMILES ForSandy-LOLA

OrphanSwing-SUNNYNAUGHTON DanceCaptain-COREYSCHEYS AssistantDanceCaptain-TUGWATSON

OrchestraMusicDirector-KellyAnnLambert

AssistantConductor/Keyboard-ElizabethL.K.Berman;Trombone-AndrewJaeger;Trumpet-SukhbirChanna

Reeds-IraBerman,RickKissinger;Drums-TomBradford

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SCENES AND MUSICAL NUMBERS

ACTONE

December11-19,1933

SCENE1:TheNewYorkMunicipalOrphanage(GirlsAnnex),St.Mark’sPlaceMaybe..............................................................................................................................AnnieIt’s the Hard-Knock Life....................................................................... AnnieandtheOrphansIt’s the Hard-Knock Life (Reprise)........................................................................ TheOrphansSCENE2:LowerBroadwayTomorrow .........................................................................................................................AnnieSCENE3:AHoovervilleUnderneaththeBrooklynBridgeWe’d Like to Thank You Herbert Hoover........................................ Hooverville-itesandAnnieSCENE4:Hannigan’sOfficeattheOrphanageLittle Girls ..........................................................................................................MissHanniganLittle Girls(Reprise)..........................................................................................MissHanniganSCENE5:TheWarbucksMansionatFifthAvenueand82ndStreetI Think I’m Gonna Like It Here ..................................................Grace,Annie,Drake,Cecille,

Annette,Mrs.Pugh,Mrs.Greer,andServantsSCENE6:FromFifthAvenuetoTimesSquareN.Y.C. ............................................... Warbucks,Grace,Annie,StartoBe,andNewYorkersSCENE7:MissHannigan’sOfficeatTheOrphanageEasy Street............................................................................ MissHannigan,Rooster,andLilySCENE8:Warbucks’StudyYou Won’t Be an Orphan for Long........................................Grace,Drake,Mrs.Pugh,Cecille,

Annette,Servants,andWarbucksMaybe(Reprise)..............................................................................................................Annie

INTERMISSION

ACTTWO

December21-25,1933

SCENE1:TheNBCRadioStudioat30RockefellerCenterYou’re Never Fully Dressed Without a Smile.............................. BertHealy,TheBoylanSisters,

andtheHourofSmilesFamilySCENE2:TheSewingRoomattheOrphanageYou’re Never Fully Dressed Without a Smile (Reprise)........................................... TheOrphansEasy Street(Reprise)............................................................. MissHannigan,Rooster,andLilySCENE3:Washington:TheWhiteHouseTomorrow(Reprise).............................................Annie,F.D.R.,Warbucks,andTheCabinetSCENE4:TheGalleryattheWarbucksMansionSomething Was Missing................................................................................................ WarbucksSCENE5:TheEastBallroomoftheWarbucksMansionAnnie ............................................................................................ Grace,Drake,andTheStaffI Don’t Need Anything But You .................................................................WarbucksandAnnieMaybe(Reprise)..............................................................................................................AnnieA New Deal for Christmas.....................................................Annie,Warbucks,Grace,F.D.R.,

TheOrphans,andTheStaff

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BIOGRAPHIESAMANDABALON(Annie)ishonoredtoreturntoAnnie

inthetitlerole.The10-year-oldOrlandoresidenthasperformedsinceage3.BalonistherecipientoftheBroadwayTrophyandSarahAwardfor“BestChildStarinaMusical”andwasnamed“ChampionPerformeroftheWorld”inHollywood,California.HercreditsincludeAnnie, A Christmas Carol, Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas!, The Sound of Music, Gypsy, andMary Poppins.Balonthanksherfamily,MartinCharnin,andNETworks,forbelievinginher.Forinformation,visitwww.amandabalon.com.

DAVIDBARTON(OliverWarbucks)isecstatictobelivingouthisdream–performingprofessionally–afterteachingtheaterartsfor25years.In1994,BartoncreatedtheSteeplePlayersTheatreinHendersonville,Tennessee,anon-profittheaterdedicatedtoeducationandcommunityenrichment.HisfavoriterolesincludethoseinOklahoma! (Jud)andCamelot (Merlin).HewouldliketothankhisMom,Dad,Cay,Alayna,andAshleaforalwaysbelievinginhim.

LYNNANDREWS(MissHannigan)istickledtobejoiningthecastofAnnieinhernationaltourdebut.HerrecentcreditsincludeChicago (MamaMorton), Romeo and Juliet(Nurse),andthenewmultimediasketchcomedy,Happy Sunshine Kung Fu Flower(Ninja#5).Shewouldliketothankherfamilyandfriendsfortheirloveandsupport.

JAIDA-IMANBENJAMIN(July)isfromCharlotte,NorthCarolina.ShetrainedanddancedatNewYorkKnicksCityKidsandNorthCarolinaDanceTheatre.SheperformedinChildren’sTheatreofCharlotteandcompetitivecheerleadingforCharlotteAll-Stars.Benjamin’screditsincludeWomen of Color in Flight (YoungMaeJemison),Target(in-storemodel),The Martha Stewart Show,ApolloTheatre,andNBAAll-StarGames(performer).ShethanksGodandherfamily.Formoreinformation,visitwww.jaidabenjamin.comandwww.jaidabfan.com.

MATTDAVID’s(Ickes,JusticeBrandeis,andEnsemble)NewYorkcreditsincludeWhoop-Up (50th-anniversarycelebration),The Streets of New York, Comings and Goings, Genius Famous,andThe Ticket.HisregionalcreditsincludeBoomers, A New Musical(FortLauderdale’sBrowardCenter);Little Shop of Horrors; Fiddler on the Roof;andOliver! David’stelevisioncreditsincludeSaturday Night Live(NBC/Universal),Stella(ComedyCentral),and Chappelle’s Show. ThisoneisforPatrick,Mack,J.J.,Andrew,andthenewone.

ANNALISADiBERNARDO(Molly)haswonmanylocalandregionaltalentcompetitionsforsinginganddancing,includingthe2006LisaMaileTalentShowcase.Hercreditsalsoincludelocalandregionaltelevisioncommercials.DiBernardoattendsDanceTheaterPerformingArtsSchoolinTitusville,Florida.ShewouldliketothankMartinCharnin,NETworks,herfamily,andfriendsformakingherdreampossible.Forinformation,visitwww.annalisadibernardo.com.

JOLIEDUFRENE(RonnieBoylan,Ensemble,andU/S:Grace)isthrilledtobeapartofAnnie.ShewasbornandraisedinNewOrleans,Louisiana,andisaproudgraduateofLouisianaStateUniversity.DufreneisalsoarecentgraduateofNewYorkCity’sAmericanMusicalandDramaticAcademy.Shesendsallofherloveandthankstoherfamilyandfriends.

JEFFREYB.DUNCAN(F.D.R.andEnsemble)isfromMinnesota.HetaughtvoicetoLauraOsnes,whoisstarringonBroadwayasSandyinGrease.DuncanishappytoreturnforthethirdtimeasF.D.R.onthenationaltourof Annie.HealsoplayedHenryFordonthenationaltourofRagtime.HethanksMartin

CharninandhisNETworksfamily.HesendslovetoGod,family,andfriends.

GRACEELIZABETHETZKORN(KateandU/S:Annie)isthrilledtobeontourwithAnnie.ShewaslastseenintheAmerican Girl RevueinChicago.HerotherfavoritesincludeAmerican Girl Holiday Celebration, Children’s Letters to God (Iris),The Music Man (Amaryllis),Cheaper by the Dozen, andJoseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. EtzkornthanksGod,herfamilyandfriends,andeveryonewhohelpedmakethisamazingjourneypossible.

JUSTINGLASER(BundlesMcCloskeyandEnsemble)ismakinghisnationaltourdebut.HereceivedabacheloroffineartsdegreefromNorthernKentuckyUniversity.HesendslovetoMomandDad.

CHERYLHOFFMANN(LilySt.RegisandEnsemble)graduatedfromMinnesotaStateUniversityatMankatowithabachelorofsciencedegreeintheaterarts.Shehasbeenperformingsince2001.HoffmannwouldliketothankMartinCharninandtheNETworksfamily,Denny,Seth,JR,Gigi,andThe Full Montyfamily.ShewouldliketosendlovetoMomandDad.

MARINAROSEMACHERONE(DuffyandU/S:Molly)isfromRotterdam,NewYork,andismakingherprofessionaltheatricaldebutatage10.Macheroneisactivelyinvolvedinperformingarts,musicaltheater,Jazz,Tap,Ballet,baton,andacrobaticswiththeMerrittDanceCenterinSchenectady,NewYork.SheenjoysparticipatinginschoolplayswithMohonMasque,water-skiingwiththeU.S.WaterSkiShowteam,andplayingtheflute.

ANDYMEYERS’(AppleSeller,BertHealy,andEnsemble)NewYorkcreditsincludethe35th-anniversaryrevivalofDames at Sea, Circle of FriendsatAmericanGirlPlaceTheatre,Art (Yuan),Jesus Christ Superstar (Judas),andThe Full Monty(Malcolm).HisregionalcreditsincludeMcCarterTheatre’sSweeney Todd(Toby)andBig River (HuckFinn).MeyersisanativeofMontana.HethanksMomandDadforalltheirsupport.

RUTHIEANNMILES(BonnieBoylan,Ensemble,andU/S:StartoBe)wasraisedinHonolulu,Hawaii,andgraduatedfromNYUSteinhardtwithamaster’sdegreeinvocalperformance.Herfavoritecreditsinclude Miss Saigon(Gigi),Flower Drum Song(LindaLow),andthe2003revivalpremiereofTwo by Two(Leah),directedbyMartinCharnin.Shethanksherlovingohana [family]fortheirfaithfulsupport–Philippians4.

SUNNYNAUGHTON(ChildWranglerandU/S:OrphanSwing)isjustasthrilledtobemakingherbig-timedebutinAnnieasshewashersmall-timedebutatage9.AgraduateofAmericanMusicalandDramaticAcademy,NaughtonhaslivedandworkedinNewYorkCityforfouryearsuntilherbigbreak.ThanksBobandGloworm.

RICKYPOPE(Drake,Ensemble,andU/S:OliverWarbucks)isthrilledtobepartoftheAnnietour.HisregionalcreditsincludeTitanic, Sweeney Todd, Into the Woods, Can-Can, Anything Goes, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, The Wild Party, andDirty Blonde.HetouredtheUnitedStateswithThe Stinky Cheese ManforDallasChildren’sTheatre.Heisalsoamusicaldirector,vocalcoach,andcomposer.

COREYSCHEYS(StartoBe,Ensemble,U/S:BoylanSistersandDanceCaptain)isveryexcitedtobeapartofAnnie.SheisagraduateoftheAmericanMusicalandDramaticAcademyinNewYorkCity.Scheys’favoritecreditsincludeGrease (Rizzo),

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West Side Story (Anita),andChicago (Velma).Shededicatesthisperformancetoherfamilywhosesupportandlovekeephergoing.

PATSIBLEY(Mrs.PughandEnsemble)isdelightedtoreturntothetouringlifeafterplayingAuntEllerintheOklahoma! tourforthreeyears.ShemostrecentlyplayedMrs.HigginsinthePrathersFamilyofTheatres’My Fair Lady. SibleyisoriginallyfromLosAngelesandresidesinSeattle.

ABBYSPARE(Tessie)isfromMassachusettsandisveryexcitedtobeinAnnie.HercreditsincludeAnnie(Molly),A Christmas Carol(Fan),Oliver!(FaginBoy), Honk!,andThe Music Man.Sparethanksherfamilyforitsloveandsupport.ShealsothanksBobMarks,DianeHardin,Lisa,Liane,andChristinefortheirguidance,andaspecialthankstoMartinCharninforthisopportunity.Formoreinformation,visitwww.abbyspare.com.

ABBYSTEVENS(GraceFarrell)isthrilledtobeperforminginAnnie.Herfavoritecreditsinclude Urinetown(Hope),Pippin (Catherine),Alice in Wonderland (Alice),andCompany(Susan).ShewouldliketothankallofherfriendsandprofessorsatPaceUniversity,wheresheiscurrentlypursuingabacheloroffineartsdegreeinmusicaltheater.ShesendsahugethankstoMom,Dad,Katie,andGriffinforthelaughterandlove.

TUGWATSON(Lt.Ward,FredMcCracken,Howe,Ensemble,andU/S:AssistantDanceCaptain),a2006graduateofSyracuseUniversity,ishonoredtomakehistouringdebutwithAnnie.HisChicagocreditsincludeFiddler on the Roof andCats (TheatreattheCenter);Kiss Me, Kate(LightOperaWorks);and The Fantasticks (VillagePlayersofOakPark).Loveandthankstofamilyandfriends.

CHELSEYWHITELOCK(ConnieBoylanandEnsemble)receivedabacheloroffineartsdegreeinmusicaltheaterfromtheNewSchoolUniversityandisanAmericanMusicalandDramaticArtsgraduate.HerfavoritecreditsincludeGuys and Dolls(Adelaide);Kiss Me, Kate (Bianca);Chicago (Roxie);Oklahoma!(AdoAnnie); Noises Off(Brooke);andAnything Goes (Bonnie).WhitelockhassungThe Star-Spangled Banner forAMASupercrossatAngelStadium.Shesendsloveandthankstothecompany,family,friends,teachers,andespeciallyBobCline.

ALEXANDERYEPREMIAN(WhiteHouseMarine,DogHandler,andEnsemble)isthrilledtobemakinghisnationaltourdebutwithAnnie.HehasbeenseeninMiss Saigon(Chris);Fame, the Musical(JoeVegas);andattheTokyoDisneylandResort.ThisperformanceisdedicatedtohisamazingfriendsandfamilyandtohiscreatorsKrikorandPatriciaforallthattheyareandallthattheydo.

MADISONZAVITZ(Pepper)isdelightedtoreturntoAnnie forasecondyear.HerfavoritecreditsincludeAnnie Get Your Gun, The Wizard of Oz, Cinderella, Guys and Dolls, Under the Bridge, The Nutcracker,andGypsy.Shehasalsoappearedinnationaltelevisionsshows,commercials,andfilms.ZavitzisthankfulforGod’sblessings,thedevotedsupportoffamilyandfriends,andNETworksfortheopportunitytopursueherdreams.

J.MICHAELZYGO’s(RoosterHannigan)previoustoursinclude The Full Monty(Malcolm)andOklahoma! (WillParker).HeisalsoanaspiringCountrymusicsinger-songwriterwithanalbumoforiginalmusic.Formoreinformation,visitwww.zygoandthedeuce.comoriTunes.ThankstomyendlesslysupportivefamilyandmywifeJillwhomI’dbelostwithout.Thankyou,Lord,foralltheamazingblessingsinmylife.Foradditionalinformation,visitwww.thezygos.com.

KENLEIST(CompanyManager)wasbornandraisedinTucson,Arizona,butcallsDenver,Colorado,hishome.Hehas

adegreeinbusinessadministrationfromTheUniversityofTulsa.Leist’scareerinmusicaltheater–whichhastakenplaceonstage,backstage,onland,andsea–hasprovidedhimtheopportunitytomanageproductionsinmorethanninecountries.Thankstofriendsandfamilyfortheirloveandsupportovertheyearsandmiles.

KELLYANNLAMBERT(MusicDirectorandConductor)spentmanyhappyyearsintheworldofmusicandtheatereducationbeforeturningtoalifeofshowbusinessontheroad.ShehasdirectedandconductednationaltoursofCinderella and Seussical: The Musical. SheisespeciallygratefultobeapartoftheAnnieteamforthethirdyear.LambertismarriedtodrummerTomBradford.

KEITHLEVENSON(MusicalDirector,Supervisor,andAdditionalOrchestrations)conductedtheBroadwayandnationaltoursofAnnie, Grease, Jesus Christ Superstar, Big River, Annie Warbucks,andDreamgirls.HewasthemusicsupervisorforthenationaltoursofThe Best Little Whorehouse in Texas starringAnn-Margret;Tommy; Strike up The Band; andBroadway: The Big Band Years. Levenson’sconcertandrecordingcreditsincludeTheWho,MeatLoaf,AliceCooper,PeterFrampton,NigelKennedy,Yes,KISS,NewYorkPhilharmonic,L.A.Symphony,andtheBritishRockSymphony.HistelevisionworkincludesThe Wizard of Oz in ConcertatAveryFisherHall,whichfeaturedJewel,JacksonBrowne,JoelGrey,RogerDaltrey,NatalieCole,DebraWinger,NathanLane,andTheBoysChoirofHarlem.Levenson’sothercreditsincludeWinchell withMartinCharninandStarcrossedwithJeanineTesori.

THOMASMEEHAN(Book)wonaTonyAwardforthebookofAnnie,hisfirstBroadwayshow,andhassincewrittenthebooksforI Remember Mama, Ain’t Broadway Grand, Annie 2, andAnnie Warbucks. Meehan,alongtimehumorcontributortoThe New Yorker,isanEmmyaward-winningwriterforatelevisioncomedyandacollaboratoronscreenplaysthatincludeMelBrooks’Spaceballs andTo Be or Not to Be. In1998,BrooksaskedMeehantoco-writethelibrettoofaBroadwaymusicaladaptationofBrooks’classic1968film,The Producers.Forhislibretto,MeehanwonhissecondDramaDeskandTonyAward.Shortlythereafter,hebeganworkonthebookofHairspray,writtenincollaborationwithMarkO’Donnell.TheBroadwaymusical(scorebyMarcShaimanandlyricsbyScottWittman)wasanotherhugehit.AfterwinningeightTonyAwardsincluding“BestMusical”and“BestBookofaMusical,”Meehangarneredhisthirddouble-headerwithaDramaDeskAwardandaTonyAward.Mostrecently,hewasrepresentedonBroadwayastheco-bookwriter(withMeeraSyall)oftheAmericanversionofthehitLondonmusicalBombay Dreams, givinghimthedistinctionofhavingthreeofhismusicalsrunningsimultaneouslyonBroadway.HeandhiswifeCarolyndividetheirtimebetweenahomeinNewton,Connecticut,andanapartmentinGreenwichVillage,NewYork.

CHARLESSTROUSE’s(Music)firstBroadwaymusical,Bye Bye Birdie(lyricsbyLeeAdams),wonaTonyAward,asdidApplause(starringLaurenBacall)and Annie (withlyricsbyMartinCharnin).HisothermusicalcreditsincludeIt’s a Bird, It’s a Plane, It’s Superman; I and Albert; Dance a Little Closer;andTony-nominatedmusicalsCharlie and Algernon, Nick and Nora, Rags,All American, andGolden Boy. HewrotethemusicandlyricsforMayor andthemusicfor Annie Warbucks.Strouse’sfilmscoresincludeBonnie and Clyde, The Night They Raided Minsky’s,andAll Dogs Go to Heaven. HehaswonanEmmyAward,twoGrammy

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Awards,aPeabodyAward,RichardRodgersandOscarHammersteinAwards,andaDramatists’GuildFrederickLoeweAward.StrouseisthefounderoftheAmericanSocietyofComposers,Authors,andPublishersMusicalTheaterWorkshopandamemberoftheTheaterHallofFameandtheSongwriter’sHallofFame.HisupcomingcreditsincludeThe Night They Raided Minsky’sattheGoodspeedTheater;MartystarringJohnC.ReillyonBroadway;andYou Never Know,whichrecentlypremieredatTrinityRepinProvidence,RhodeIsland.Strouseismarriedtodirector-choreographerBarbaraSiman,andtheyhavefourchildren:Ben,Nicholas,Victoria,andWilliam.

MARTINCHARNIN(Lyrics/Director)originatedtheroleofBigDealintheBroadwayproductionofWest Side Story,singingGee, Officer Krupke,andcontinuedfor1,000performances.Hehasbeenthedirector,lyricist,composer,librettist,and/orproducerformorethan100productions,includingAnnie Warbucks, theRockOperaversionof Joan of Arc; Loose Lips; Hot Spot; In Persons With Eli Wallach and Anne Jackson; The Flowering Peach;therevisedGoodspeedproductionofColePorter’sCan-Can; Café Crown; Mike; The First; On the Swing Shift; A Little Family Business(starringAngelaLansbury);Mata Hari; The National Lampoon Show; Lena Horne: The Lady and Her Music; I Remember Mama(musicbyRichardRodgers);Zenda (musicbyVernonDuke);Put It in Writing; Fallout; Kaleidoscope; La Strada; Nash at Nine; Two by Two;andtheconcertversionofStrike Up the Band. HiscreditsinLondonincludeBar Mitzvah Boy,threeproductionsofAnnie,arevivalofBless the Bride, and The 9 ½ Quid Revue.HisTonyaward-winningAnnie hasbecomethe19thlongest-runningAmericanmusicalinBroadwayhistory.CharninhasdirectedAnnie’sninenationalcompaniesaswellascompaniesinAmsterdamandAustralia.HismusicaltheatercollaboratorsincludePeterAllen,HaroldArlen,KeithLevenson,MarvinHamlish,PeterStone,MaryRodgers,andAlanJayLerner.HehasdirectedFredAstaire,AnneBancroft,JoelGrey,Ann-Margret,DannyKaye,JohnnyMathis,BillMurray,BebeNeuwirth,BernadettePeters,SarahJessicaParker,GildaRadner,ChitaRivera,LivUllman,LouReed,SusanSarandon,JoanRivers,HarveyKeitel,ChuckD,JonStuart,ShirleyMacLaine,MarloThomas,BarbraStreisand,CarolBurnett,andCatherineZeta-Jones(whomadeherstagedebutasMollyinthefirstLondonproductionofAnniein1978).Hehasconceived,written,anddirectedsevenmusicalvarietytelevisionprograms,includingAnnie (withAnneBancroft); The Woman in the Life of a Man; Annie and the Hoods (withAnneBancroft);George M; ’SWonderful, ’SMarve-lous, ’SGershwin; Cole Porter in Paris; Get Happy; Dames at Sea;andThe Annie Christmas Show.CharninhasreceivedfourTonynominationsandwonthreeEmmys;threeGoldRecords;twoPlatinumRecords;sixDramaDeskAwards;thePeabodyAwardforBroadcasting;andsixGrammys,includingforJay-Z’srapalbumHard Knock Life, whichwenttriplePlatinum.Heisdirectingandhaswrittensongsforaone-womanshow,There’s Always One More Song to Sing, forhisnewbrideandformerAnnieStartoBe,ShellyBurch.HislatestprojectsincludeTime-Life’sdoublediscAnnie30th

-anniversaryproductionalbum,whichincludessongsfromAnnie 2,thecontinuingnationaltourof Annie,andLove Is Love.RichardGraywashismusicalcollaboratoronLove Is Love.InthePacificNorthwest,whichhenowcallshome,hedirected Shadowlands, Robin Hood,andthefirstworkshopproductionofLove Is Love.

PETERGENNARO(OriginalBroadwayStaging)beganhisBroadwaycareerin1950,dancinginthechorusof Guys and Dolls. Itwasthefirstofmanynotableperformances,includinghisrolealongsideCarolHaneyandBuzzMillerinBobFosse’sSteam

HeatfromPajama Game,andhismemorableperformanceinBells Are Ringing, dancingMuChaChaoppositeJudyHolliday.Asco-choreographertoJeromeRobbinsonWest Side Story, hecreatedthedancesfortheSharks,includingAmerica,whichfeaturedChitaRivera.Gennaro’sparticipationinWest Side StorybroughthimtotheattentionoflegendarydirectorGeorgeAbbot,whohiredhimtocreatethedancesforthePulitzerPrize-winningmusicalFiorello.HebecameapopularBroadwaychoreographercreatingdancesforboththestageandscreenversionsofMeredithWilson’sThe Unsinkable Molly Brown, IrenestarringDebbieReynolds,andThe Three Penny OperastarringSting.In1977,hereceivedtheAntoinettePerryTonyAwardforhischoreographyinAnnie.Inadditiontohisstagework,Gennaroandhistroupeofdancerswerearegularfeatureontelevisionvarietyshows,includingThe Ed Sullivan Show, The Perry Como Show, The Judy Garland Show, andThe Kraft Music Hall.From1972to1976,GennaroservedasproduceranddirectorattheRadioCityMusicHall.

LIZAGENNARO’s(Choreographer)BroadwaycreditsincludetherevivalofOnce Upon a Mattress,starringSarahJessicaParker,andtherevivalofThe Most Happy Fella,directedbyGeraldGutierrez.LastseasonshechoreographedLoving Repeating: A Musical of Gertrude Stein, composedbyStephenFlaherty,adaptedanddirectedbyFrankGalati,andpresentedbyAboutFaceTheaterinChicago.AtThePaperMillPlayhouse,shechoreographedGypsy,starringBettyBuckley,andanewlyrevisedversionoftheLynnAhrens/StephenFlahertymusicalRagtime.Gennaro’sregionalcreditsincludeHairatActorsTheatreofLouisville,directedbyJonJory;theworldpremiereofMartin Guerre atHartfordStage,directedbyMarkLamos;Babes in ArmsdirectedbyGarlandWrightatTheGuthrieTheatreinMinneapolis;andKiss Me, Kate andThe Most Happy FellaatTheGoodspeedOperaHouse.ForthelasteightseasonsshehaschoreographedproductionsatTheMunyinSt.Louis,Missouri.Gennaro,whoholdsamaster’sdegreeindancestudiesfromNewYorkUniversity,isaprofessoratBarnardCollege,MarymountManhattanCollege,andHofstraUniversity.ShecurrentlyconductsoralhistoryinterviewswithinfluentialmusicaltheaterdancersandchoreographersfortheOralHistoryDivisionofTheNewYorkPublicLibraryofthePerformingArtsatLincolnCenter.

MINGCHOLEE(SetDesigner)hasdesignednationallyandinternationallyfor40yearsforOpera,dance,Broadway,andregionaltheater.HeistherecipientoftheNationalMedalofArts,thehighestnationalawardgiveninthearts.Lee’sotherawardsincludetheMayor’sAwardforArtsandCulture,aTonyAward,OuterCritic’sCircleandDramaDeskAwards,threehonorarydegrees,andmanyawardsfromthetheaterandChinesecommunities.HisworkhasbeenshowninaretrospectiveattheNewYorkPublicLibraryforthePerformingArts.LeeservesasamemberoftheBoardoftheNewFortySecondStreet,Inc.,aswellasthatofthePanAsianRepertoryTheatreandtheNon-TraditionalCastingProject.Heisco-chairofthedesigndepartmentoftheYaleSchoolofDramaandholdstheDonaldOenslagerchairindesign.

THEONIV.ALDREDGE(OriginalCostumeDesigner)wasinductedintotheTheatreHallofFamein1986withmorethan100Broadwayshowstohercredit.HerworksincludeSweet Bird of Youth, Anyone Can Whistle, A Chorus Line, Three Penny Opera, Annie (TonyAward),Barnum(TonyAward),42nd Street, Dreamgirls, La Cage Aux Folles(TonyAward),Gypsy andWho’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Aldredge’sfilmcreditsincludeThe First

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Wives Club, Addams Family Values, Moonstruck, Network, The Rose, andThe Great Gatsby, forwhichshereceivedanOscarandTheBritishSocietyofFilmandTelevisionArtsAward.SheisarecipientofTheNewYorkLibertyMedal,theCostumeGuildCareerAchievementAward,theIreneSharaffLifetimeAchievementAward,andHonoraryDoctorofHumaneLettersandCareerAchievementAwardfromDePaulUniversity.Formorethan20years,AldredgewastheprincipaldesignerforJoePapp’sNewYorkShakespeareFestival.

KENBILLINGTON(LightingDesigner)hasdesignedmorethan80Broadwayshows,includingChicago; The Drowsy Chaperone; andtheU.S.toursofChicago, The Drowsy Chaperone, Disney’s High School Musical, White Christmas, andRiverdanceforwhichheisthelightingsupervisor.HisotherprojectsincludeRadio City Christmas Spectacularfor26seasons,Disneyland’snighttimeextravaganzaFantasmic!,andShamu Rocks atSeaWorldofFloridaandSanDiego.HismanyhonorsincludeTonyAwards,aDramaDeskAward,andaLosAngelesDramaCriticsAward.

JASONKANTROWITZ(LightingDesigner)designedforBroadwayandNewYork’sDame Edna-The Royal Tour; Tru; Starmites; The Syringa Tree; Ministry of Progress; Tick, Tick…Boom!;andRadio City Christmas Spectacular. HisnationaltourcreditsincludeThe Phantom of the Opera (associatedesigner)andHats!Kantrowitz’internationalproductionsincludeThe Producers, Fiddler on the Roof, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, The Syringa Tree, andStars On Ice. HisothercreditsincludeLasVegasspectacularJubilee!; WaltDisneyEntertainment’sFantasmic!, Playhouse Disney Live, Voyage of the Little Mermaid, Festival of the Lion King, Toy Story, and Finding Nemo - The Musical; BuschGardens’ Emerald Beat and Kinetix;andSeaWorld’sShamu Rocks, Pets Ahoy, andJourney to Atlantis.

PETERHYLENSKI’s(SoundDesigner)creditsincludethenewBroadwayrevivalofSweet Charity; Little Women; Brooklyn; Ragtime(London’sWestEnd),forwhichhereceivedanOlivierAwardnomination;Opening Doors; Princesses; Children’s Letters to God; Laughing Room Only; Dora the Explorer Live; Chef’s Theater; Scooby-Doo Live; Ovations!; Spoleto Festival U.S.A. (1999-2002);Blue’s Clues Live; Exactly Like You; Easter; andNiketown(NewYorkCity).Hylenski’screditsasanassociateincludeCirqueduSoleil’sZumanity, Fosse, Taboo, Seussical: The Musical, The Music Man, Follies,and Parade.Forfilmhedidthere-recordingmixerfor Search for Life(AMNH,HaydenPlanetarium),SonicVision(MTV2,AMNH),andPassport to the Universe (FuturiscopePlanetarium,France).

JIMMHALLIDAY(AdditionalCostumeDesigner)isdelightedtobeworkingonthisanniversaryproductionof Annie,his16thproductionofthisclassicandhis14thnationaltourforNETworksPresentations,includingdesignsforlastseason’stourofSweet Charity. HisrecentcreditsincludeVictor/VictoriaatthePapermillPlayhouseandtheworldpremiereofHans Christian AndersenatMaineStateMusicTheatre.Hehasdesignedmorethan200musicalsinstockaroundthecountry,includinga23-yearassociationwithNewYork’sMac-HaydnTheatre.

BERNIEARDIA(HairDesigner)isaCalifornianativeandhasenjoyeda25-yearcareerthatbeganintelevisionwithThe Young and the Restless. AfterworkingforDavidMerrick,heneverleftthetheater.Ardiahasdesignedmorethan50productions,including Kiss of the Spider WomanwithChitaRiveraandStarlight ExpressattheLasVegasHilton.HeisveryhappytohaveworkedwithToniTennille,JamieLynnSigler,DeborahGibson,MackenziePhillips,AnitaGillette,MaryWilson,andJudgeJudy.

WILLIAMBERLONI’s(AnimalTrainer)BroadwaycreditsincludeAnnie(originalSandy),Legally Blonde the Musical, Awake and Sing, The Woman in White, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Gypsy, Camelot, Frankenstein, The First, Alice in Wonderland, Oliver!, Anything Goes, Nick and Nora, La Bete, The Wiz, Annie (20thand30thanniversary),The Wizard of Oz, andDinner at Eight.Since1977hehastrainedanimalsforhundredsofOff-Broadway,andregionaltheaterproductions;tours;movies;televisionshows;andsevenWhiteHouseperformancesforpresidentsJimmyCarter,RonaldReagan,GeorgeH.W.Bush,andBillClinton.BerloniisapublishedauthorandrecipientoftheASPCAHumanitarianAward,OuterCriticsCircleAward,andtheAmericanHumaneAssociationPatsyAward.HeiscurrentlythedirectorofanimalbehaviorattheHumaneSocietyofNewYork.Formoreinformation,visitwww.theatricalanimals.com.

MUSICTHEATREINTERNATIONAL(MTI)isoneoftheworld’sleadingdramaticlicensingagenciesworkingtoprotecttherightsandlegacyofcomposers,lyricists,bookwritersandsupplyscripts,musicalmaterials,andothertheatricalresourcestotheatersaroundtheworld.Withmorethan250titlesinitscatalogue,MTIhasbeenthedrivingforceinperpetuatingmusicalssuchasGuys and Dolls, West Side Story, Fiddler on the Roof, Annie, Annie Warbucks, Seussical: The Musical,andA Year with Frog and Toad.MTIisalsohomeofTheBroadwayJuniorCollection,70-minuteadaptationsofBroadwaymusicalsdesignedformiddle-schoolstudentstoperforminAnnie, Jr.; The Music Man, Jr.; Aladdin, Jr.;andtheKid’s Collection30-minutemusicalsforelementaryschoolchildrentoperforminCinderella andThe Jungle Book. Formoreinformation,visitwww.mtimusicalworlds.com.

KARYM.WALKER(ExecutiveProducer)wastheexecutiveproducerforMarriottLincolnshireTheatreinChicagofor22yearsbeforejoiningNETworksin2001.Underhisleadership,MarriottLincolnshireTheatredevelopedthelargestmusicaltheatersubscriptionaudienceintheUnitedStates.Itconsistentlyreceivedcriticalpraiseforquality,innovation,anddevelopmentofnewworksforthemusicaltheater,garneringmultipleJosephJeffersonAwardsforexcellence.WalkerisafoundingmemberoftheNationalAllianceforMusicalTheatreandformerpresidentoftheLeagueofChicagoTheaters.HehasbeenexecutiveproducerforNETworkstoursofKiss Me, Kate; Seussical: The Musical; Contact; Cabaret(Korea/Japan);Annie; andRent.

NETworksPRESENTATIONS,LLC(Producer),foundedbyKennethGentryin1995,hasproducedandmanagedmorethan50nationalandinternationalBroadwaymusicaltoursandisaleaderinbringingthehighestcaliberoftheatricalentertainmenttocommunitiesaroundtheworld.ItsNorthAmericantoursincludeAnnie; Hairspray; Rent;CameronMackintosh’sOliver!; Cinderella, starringEarthaKitt;The Full Monty; Show Boat; Ragtime; Jekyll & Hyde; Seussical: The Musical; MatthewBourne’sEdward Scissorhands; Little Women – The Broadway Musical,starringMaureenMcGovern;The Light in the Piazza;andMackintoshandTheNationalTheatre’sOklahoma!InternationaltoursincludeRent, The King and I, Hairspray, Cabaret, Fosse(starringBenVereen),andThe Sound of Music (starringMarieOsmond),travelingtoJapan,Korea,China,Singapore,France,Greece,andregionallyintheUnitedKingdom.NETworks’2007-2008toursincludeAnnie, Hairspray, The Producers, Rent, The Wedding Singer,andMackintosh/NationalTheatreofGreatBritain’sproductionofLerner&Loewe’sMy Fair Lady.g

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STAFFFORAnnie

ExecutiveProducerKaryM.Walker

GeneralManagementGentry&Associates

ScottW.Jackson,GregoryVanderPloeg,DawnMarieBernhard

TourMarketingRepresentationTMG-TheMarketingGroup

TanyaGrubich,LauraMatalon,MaryAlyceBuck,JacquelineSmith

CompanyManagerKenLeist

ProductionStageManager............................................ DavidZackAssistantCompanyManager........................................ DeenaNicolChildWrangler..................................................... SunnyNaughtonHeadCarpenter.................................................... BenjaminNeafusFlyman.......................................................................... A.D.GarrettCarpenter................................................................. JohnPanchelloHeadElectrician............................................. DomenicaBoscardinAssistantElectrician............................................ MichaelHawkinsProps........................................................................... .CoreyKlooshHeadAudio............................................................ BradZuckermanHeadWardrobe.......................................................... MeganMooreAssistantWardrobe/Hair....................................... MeganSzlobodaAssistantDirector........................................................ ShellyBurchAssistantChoreographer.......................... AntoinetteDiPietropoloAssociateScenicDesign................................................. LeeSavageAssistantCostumeCoordinator..................................... EmilyGossAssistantWig/Makeup................................................. SteveJopsonAssistantLightingDesigner............................................PaulTobenAssociateSoundDesigner.............................................. GaryPooleAssistantSoundDesigner...................................... JasonChoquetteAnimalsHandledby......................................AlexanderYepremianChildren’sTutoringby................................OnLocationEducationTutor................................................................................... LoriBetzElectronicMusicProgramming.............................. KeithLevensonRehearsalPianist........................................................... KarenDryerPrintMediaDesign............................................ SolomonFriedmanElectronicMediaDesign.......................................HMSMedia,Inc.ProductionPhotography........................................ JoanMarcusand

PhilMartinPrintingandMaterials..................................................herger3inc.WebsiteDesign............................................................ DavidRiselyMerchandising.............................................. MAXMerchandising,

RandiGrossman,ChrisBruce(Mgr.)Legal............................. Franklin,Weinrib,Rudell&Vassallo,P.C.PayrollServices.........................................................................ADPInsurance.................................................................... ChubbGroupTrucking.....................................................................ClarkTransferHousing/Bussing............................................................. RoadRebelAirlineTravel............................................ CarlsonWagonlitTravel

NETworksSTAFF

ChiefExecutiveOfficer.................................................KenGentryChiefOperatingOfficer........................................ ScottW.JacksonExecutiveProducers.......................... SethWenigandKaryWalkerAssociateProducer....................................................AngelaRowlesGeneralManagers......................................... GregoryVanderPloeg

DawnMarieBernhardAssoc.GeneralManager..................................... SaraJaneBaldwinProductionManager.....................................................JustinReiterDirectorofMarketing/PR........................................... HeatherHessController............................................................... PaulaL.JenkinsAssistantController................................................ JenniferGiffordChiefAccountant................................................... BeverlyHowardAccountant...................................................................... LisaBlankAccountsPayable...................................................... NicoleHughesPayroll.......................................................................... CarmenCoxOfficeManager....................................................... BuddyPiccolinoOfficeAssistants......................................... JudyHarris,NancyKerrProgramCopy............................................................ TuckeyRequa

CreditsScenerybuiltandpaintedbyF&DSceneChanges,Ltd.SoundEquipmentfromPRGAudio,LightingEquipmentfromPRGLighting,RehearsedatChelseaStudios,NaturalHerbCoughDropsCourtesyofRicolaUSA,Inc.JELL-O®brandmaterialusedwithpermissionfromKFHoldings,www.jello.com.

AdditionalArrangementsandOrchestralEnhancementbyNOTIONMusic,Inc.

FinancialServicesandbankingarrangementsbyBankofAmerica

EXCLUSIVETOURDIRECTIONBY:THEBOOKINGGROUP

MeredithBlair,MollieMills,TraceyMcFarland,KaraGebhart

www.thebookinggroup.com

AnnieispresentedbyspecialarrangementwithMUSICTHEATREINTERNATIONAL

NewYork,NYwww.mtishows.com

VisittheAnniewebsiteat:www.annieontour.com

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BIOGRAPHYThemediaandevenherownrecordlabelhave

struggledtodefineLAURALOVE’scolorfulstyle,which

embracestheBlues,Bluegrass,Jazz,Folk,Gospel,Reggae,and

Country.Love,however,hascalledhermusic“Folk-Funk,”

“Afro-Celtic,”or“Hip-Alachian.”Regardlessofhowsheis

described,Lovehasanindisputableanduncannyknackfor

enthrallingaudiencesfromallwalksoflife.

The New York Timesproclaimed,“Her

musicisexuberant.…Sheconveyedthefervor

ofsomeonereachingoutwithanalmostfrenzied

joytoseizethestrandsofaconfusinglifeand

weavethemintoacoherent,life-affirming

vision.”Withhersimpleandyetrevolutionary

music,Lovehasbeencalled“startlinglyoriginal”

byBillboardmagazine.“Hermusicisspare,yet

striking.Hervoiceisripe,supple,strong,and

impossibletoignore.”Loveexhibitstimeless

anddiverseappeal.FansthroughoutNorthAmerica,

Australia,andEuropeagree.HerCDshaverepeatedlymade

Billboard’s annualTop10lists.Shehasplayedformassive

crowdsatvariousfestivalsandvenues,includingNewYork’s

CarnegieHall,SanFrancisco’sGreatAmericanMusic

Hall,WashingtonCenterfortheArtsinOlympia,andthe

AladdinTheaterinPortland,Oregon.

Earlierthisyear,OctoroonBiographyreleasedLove’s

heartbreakingNēGrass,herboldcollaborationwithGrammy

winnersTimO’BrienandMichaelBub.Awarmacoustic

collectionoforiginalandtraditionalNegrospiritualsand

Folksongs,Love’sNēGrassexploresherfamily’shistoryand

touchesuponaheritagethatdatesbacktoAmerica’sCivil

Warandtheslaveryera.

presents

THE LAURA LOVE DUOWednesday, May 14, 2008, 7:30 PM

There will be one 20-minute intermission.A question-and-answer session will immediately follow this performance.

The taking of photographs or use of recording devices is strictly prohibited.

Asidefromhermusicalaccomplishments,Love

haswrittenaharrowingbuthopefulmemoir,whichwas

publishedbyHyperionBooksin2004.You Ain’t Got

No Easter Clothes chroniclesherchaoticchildhoodwith

asuicidalandschizophrenicsinglemother.Whenher

motherwasconfinedtomentalinstitutions,Loveandher

sisterbouncedaround,livinginorphanages,

fosterhomes,convents,andhomelessshelters.

Theirbiologicalfather–Jazzsaxophoneplayer

PrestonLovewhoworkedwiththeCountBasie

Orchestra,LenaHorne,BillieHoliday,andRay

Charles–refusedtoacknowledgeoracceptthe

Lovesisters.Althoughwrenching,thetale

ofsurvivalislacedwithLove’strademarkwit

andsharphumor.Thebookwasfollowedby

analbumthatcarriedthesametitleandwas

well-received.Thatsamedeterminationand

strengththathelpedLoveendurehertumultuousupbringing

shinethroughindaringalbumssuchas Octoroon, Shum

Ticky,andWelcome to Pagan Place.

TheotherhalfofTheLauraLoveDuoisOrville

Johnson,arecognizedmasterofCountry-Bluesguitar.

Renownedforhisdynamicvocals,Johnsonhaswowed

Northwestcrowdswithhisexcitingshowsandacclaimed

recordings.Theguitarist,greatlypursuedbybandsthat

performRoots-basedmusic,hasearnedanimpressive

reputationasasideman,sessionplayer,andrecordproducer.

TheLauraLoveDuohasheadlinedfestivalsandclubs

throughouttheUnitedStates,Canada,andAustralia,and

hastouredwithsinger-songwritersPattyLarkinandCatie

Curtis,andtheAustraliantrioFruit.g

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presents

JON KIMURA PARKER, PIANOFriday, May 16, 2008, 8:00 PM

There will be one 20-minute intermission.The taking of photographs or use of recording devices is strictly prohibited.

PROGRAM

Scenes From a Jade Terrace (1987) AlexinaLouie Warrior (b.1949) Memories in an Ancient Garden Southern Sky

Carnaval: Scénes mignonnes sur quatre notes, Op. 9 RobertSchumann 1.Preambule 12.Chopin (1810-1856) 2.Pierrot 13.Estrella 3. Arlequin 14.Reconnaissance 4.Valse noble 15.Pantalon et Colombine 5.Eusebius 16.Valse allemande 6.Florestan 17.Intermezzo: Paganini 7.Coquette 18.Aveu 8.Replique: Sphinxes 19.Promenade 9. Papillons 20.Pause 10.A.S.C.H. – S.C.H.A. 21.Marche des “Davidsbündler”(Lettres dansantes) contre les Philistins 11.Chiarina

INTERMISSION

The Rite of Spring IgorStravinsky PartI: PartII: (1882-1971) Adoration of the Earth The Sacrifice arrangedby Introduction Introduction JonKimuraParker Dances of the Young Girls Mystical Circles of the Young Girls Mock Abduction Glorification of the Victim Spring Rounds Summoning of the Ancients Games of the Rival Tribes Ritual Dance of the Ancients Procession of the Sage Sacred Dance - The Victim Dance of the Earth

ExclusiveManagement:OPUS3Artists

470ParkAvenueSouthNewYork,NewYork10016

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Visit us before or after the performance!• Serving flavorful varieties

at breakfast, lunch and dinner• Special theatre menus

• Call ahead for priority seatingMIMI’S CAFE CERRITOS

(562) 809-0510Across the street from the Performing Arts Center

COMPLIMENTARY APPETIZER or DESSERTWith purchase of an entrée when you bring

ticket stub from today’s performanceL I M I T O N E P E R T A B L E

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achievementandservicetoCanadaorhumanity.Atrue

Canadianambassadorofmusic,Parkerhasgiventwo

commandperformancesforQueenElizabethII,specialshows

fortheUnitedStatesSupremeCourt,andconcertsforthe

primeministersofCanadaandJapan.

Acommittededucator,Parkerisapianoprofessor

attheShepherdSchoolofMusicatRiceUniversity

inHouston,Texas.CurrentlytheE.StephenPurdom

DistinguishedVisitingArtistattheSchwobSchoolofMusic

atColumbusStateUniversityinGeorgia,healsoserves

astheartisticadvisoroftheOrcasIslandChamberMusic

Festival.ParkerhasgivenmasterclassesattheSteans

Institute,TheBanffCentre,theBrevardMusicFestival,

Caramoor’sRisingStarsprogram,andTheJuilliardSchool.

HeperformsandlecturesinremoteregionsofCanadaas

afoundingmemberofthePianoSixFoundationandits

touringprogram,PianoPlus.

Anactivemediapersonality,Parkerhashostedtwo

seasonsoftheClassicalmusictelevisionseriesWhole

NotesonBravo!Canada.HealsoemceedtheCanadian

BroadcastCorporation(CBC)RadioTwo’sfive-partseries

Up and Coming, whichshowcasesthetalentsofpromising

youngmusiciansinCanada.Heplayedhimselfinaguest

appearanceontheDisneyChannel’sUnder the Umbrella Tree

andwasalsoseenonCNNperforminginwar-tornSarajevo.

ParkerhasbeendocumentedfrequentlyonCBC,aswellas

onPBS’The Visionaries.

ParkerhasrecordedfortheTelarclabelwithconductor

YoelLevi,conductor-composerAndréPrevin,andcomposer

PeterSchickele.g

BIOGRAPHYJONKIMURAPARKERwasborn,raised,and

educatedinVancouver,BritishColumbia.Hisextraordinary

careerhastakenhimfromCarnegieHallandtheSydney

OperaHousetoBaffinIslandandZimbabwe.Hehas

performedwiththePhiladelphiaOrchestraatCarnegie

Hall,theChicagoSymphonyatRavinia,andtheDeutsche

SymphonieatthePhilharmonieBerlin.Hehasgiven

recitalsinLondon,NewYork,Chicago,Munich,Budapest,

Sydney,HongKong,andTokyo,andhasperformedwiththe

ClevelandandTokyoQuartets,Grammy-winningviolinist

JoshuaBell,violinistCho-LiangLin,andviolinist-conductor

PinchasZukerman.LastseasonheappearedwiththeLos

AngelesPhilharmonicinconcertattheHollywoodBowl.

Aversatileperformer,ParkerhasalsojammedwithDoc

SeverinseninCalgaryandBobbyMcFerrininPhiladelphia

andBaltimore.

ParkerearnedaGoldMedalatthe1984Leeds

InternationalPianoCompetition.In1999,hebecame

anofficeroftheOrderofCanada,whichrecognizes

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presents

THE FOLK REUNIONfeaturing

THE BRANDYWINE SINGERS

THE HIGHWAYMENand

THE LIMELITERS

Saturday, May 17, 8:00 PM

There will be one 20-minute intermission.The taking of photographs or use of recording devices is strictly prohibited.

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BIOGRAPHIESTHEBRANDYWINESINGERSemergedfrom

the1960sFolk-musicboom,carvinganicheforitselfinthe

nationalspotlight.Withauniqueblendoftraditionaland

contemporarymusicsprinkledwithcharminghumor,poetry,

andwittystories,thebandwaswidelyembracedbythe

Americanpublic.

Foundedin1962bytwinbrothersRickShaw

andRonShaw,TheBrandywineSingersaddedathird

member,LesClark,in1965.Withhitafterhit,thegroup

climbednationalmusiccharts,performingthroughout

NorthAmericawithconcertsatuniversities,festivals,and

nightclubssuchasNewYork’srenownedCopacabanaand

HaroldsClubinReno,Nevada.Theensembleappearedon

ABC’sWide World of Entertainment, andthemusicalvariety

showHootenanny,whichfeaturedvariousPop-Folkacts.

AfterrecruitingacclaimedNewEnglandsinger-

songwriterTaylorWhitesidetore-createthesoundthat

ignitedthelegend,TheBrandywineSingersrecordedthe

World-Class Folkalbum,whichreturnedthegrouptotouring.

In1958,Connecticut’sWesleyanUniversitybecame

thebirthplaceofTheClansmen,wholaterbecameTHE

HIGHWAYMEN,whenDaveFisher,SteveButts,Bob

Burnett,ChanDaniels,andSteveTrottmet.Ayearlater,

thequintetsignedwithUnitedArtists(UA),thenastart-up

recordlabelthatreleasedthegroup’sfirstalbum,aself-titled

effortthatfailedtosell.Asaresult,thebandwaspromptly

droppedbythelabel,onlytobepickedupbyanindependent

distributorwhopassionatelypromotedthesingleMichael,

Row the Boat Ashore todiscjockeys,radiostations,andother

distributors.Thesonggainedpopularity,andin1961it

reachedtheNo.Onespotonthecharts.

TheHighwaymen’salbum,Standing Room Only,

followed,alongwithmoreconcertsandtelevision

appearancesonToast of the Town(alsoknownasThe Ed

Sullivan Show). The Gypsy Rover singlewasabighit,and

Cotton Fieldsbecametheinspirationforcontemporary

musicianssuchasTheBeachBoysandCreedenceClearwater

Revival.TheHighwaymen’salbum,The Spirit and the Flesh,

wasreleasedin1964,andthegroupamicablydisbanded

soonafter,butstillgottogetheroccasionallytoperformat

musicfestivalsandanniversaryconcerts.Thebandofficially

reunitedin1987,andtoday,thequintetincludesbassist

JohannHelton,whojoinedTheHighwaymenin1991,

replacingDanielswhodiedin1975.

In1959,THELIMELITERSbeganperformingin

SanFrancisco,thenthecenterofAmerica’sburgeoning

ContemporaryFolkmusicmovement.Unlikemostaspiring

performers,thegroupfoundsuccessalmostimmediately.

Astringofbest-sellingalbumsledtonumerousTV

appearances,whichmadethebandahouseholdname.As

themusicalrepresentativeforCoca-Cola,thecrewcreated

arenditionofthejingleThings Go Better With Coke,which

becamehighlypopular.Thegroup’sothermemorablesongs

includeCity of New Orleans, A Dollar Down, Lonesome

Traveler,andWhiskey in the Jar.Theensemble’sappeal

wasfarandwide,promptingTimemagazinetowrite:“If

thebutton-down,scrubbed-lookingKingstonTrioarethe

undergraduatesofbig-timeFolksinging,TheLimelitersare

thefaculty.”

Theensuingdecadesbroughtnewfacesandtalent

tothegroup,butthebandhasalwaysremainedtruetoits

signaturesound.TheLimeliterstodayconsistsoftenorMack

Bailey,bassist-songwriterAndyCorwin,andsinger-guitarist

GaylanTaylor.Withitsupdated,thrillingblendofharmony,

humor,andsatire,thetriomaintainsitsappealwithmultiple

generations.g

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BIOGRAPHYRichardSpringthorpe,betterknownasRICK

SPRINGFIELD,hassoldmorethan18millionrecords

worldwideandreleased17Top40hits.Springfieldhasalso

receivedseveralTop10honorsandaGrammyAwardfor

“BestRockVocalPerformance,Male”forhisNo.Onehit,

Jessie’s Girl.

BorninSydney,Australia,Springfieldjoinedtheband

Zootin1969.Thebandscoredseveralhitsandbecame

oneofthemostpopulargroupsinAustralia.Afterthe

groupbrokeup,Springfieldwentsoloandgarneredhisfirst

U.S.successthefollowingyearwithare-recordingofhis

Australianhit Speak to the Sky. ThesongreachedNo.14in

theUnitedStatesontheBillboardcharts.

Duringthattime,Springfieldbegantopursueacting,

guest-starringinseveralpopulartelevisionshows.Not

wantingtogiveupmusic,healsosignedarecordingcontract

withRCA.Inthemidstofrecordinghisdebutalbumfor

thelabel,hejoinedthepopularsoapoperaGeneral Hospital

in1981toplayDr.NoahDrake.Springfield’spopularity

skyrocketed,settingthestageforthereleaseofthealbum

Working Class Doglaterthatyear.Poweredbyhiscatchy

Pop-Rockhooks,hedominatedthechartswithhitafter

hit.Hisfollow-upalbum,1982’s Success Hasn’t Spoiled Me

Yet,wasanothermulti-Platinumseller,followedbyathird

Platinum-seller,1983’sLiving in Oz.

presents

THE SQUIRTSMATT BISSONETTE, BASS

GEORGE BERNHARDT, GUITARRODGER CARTER, DRUMS

opening for

RICK SPRINGFIELDWednesday, May 21, 2008, 8:00 PM

There will be one 20-minute intermissionThe taking of photographs or use of recording devices is strictly prohibited.

Springfieldmadetheleaptothebigscreenin1984

withHard to Hold. Thesoundtrackforthefilmgenerated

anotherTop10hit,Love Somebody.

Withthereleaseofhis1985album,Tao,Springfield

hadreleasedfivealbumsinfiveyears.Afterperformingat

theLive Aid benefitconcertandontheAmerican Bandstand

25th-anniversaryspecial,hedecidedtotakeabreak.

In1988Springfieldreturnedtoperforming,releasing

Rock of Life. Anaccidentshatteredhiscollarbone,forcing

himtocancelatourandallappearancestopromotethe

album.

Afterrecovering,Springfieldreturnedtotelevisionin

theseriesHigh Tidein1994.Followinghisthree-yearrunon

theshow,hereturnedtothestagein1997,performingfor

thefirsttimeinseveralyears.Thefollowingyear,therocker

releasedKarma,bringinghimbacktotheconcertstage.

Duringthepast10years,Springfieldhascontinued

todrawaudiencesonstage,onscreen,andthroughhis

recordings.Fortwoyearshestarredinthepopular EFXshow

inLasVegas,earningravereviews.In2004,heformedthe

GomerRecordslabelandreleasedthealbumShock/Denial/

Anger/Acceptance,followedbythe2005release The Day After

Yesterday.g

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PARKING is always free in the spacious lots adjacent to the Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts.

FULL-SERVICE BARS are located in the Grand Lobby on the Orchestra level and at the Gold Circle level. Refreshments are not allowed in the Auditorium.

SMOKING IS NOT PERMITTED in any City facility.

EMERGENCY MEDICAL technicians are on duty at all performances. If you need first aid, contact an usher for assistance.

RESTROOMS are located behind the Grand Staircase on the Orchestra level and at the Grand Staircase Landing on the Gold Circle level.

Out of courtesy to the performers and fellow patrons, CELLULAR PHONES, PAGERS, AND ALARM WATCHES should be disconnected before the start of the performance.

DOCTORS AND PARENTS should leave their seating locations with exchanges or sitters and have them call (562) 916-8508 in case of an emergency.

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LOST ARTICLES can be claimed by calling (562) 916-8510.

ELEVATORS are located near the Grand Staircase and access each level of the Lobby.

PAY PHONES are located on the Orchestra level behind the Grand Staircase and near the restrooms on the Gold Circle level.

PHONIC EAR LIGHTWEIGHT WIRELESS HEADSETS for the hearing impaired are available in the Coat Room at no cost. To obtain a headset, a driver’s license or major credit card is required and is returned upon receipt of the equipment at the close of the performance.

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LATECOMERS will be seated at the discretion of the house staff at an appropriate pause in the program.

CLOSED-CIRCUIT TELEVISION VIEWING is available in the Lobby of each seating level and at the Lobby bar.

THE CERRITOS CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS’ Auditorium and Sierra Room are available for special events on a rental basis. For more information, please call Special Event Services at (562) 916-8510, ext. 2827.

BE THE FIRSTLEARN about upcoming events and other important information about the Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts (CCPA). Don’t spend time looking for CCPA news; let it come right to you as it happens! To be in-the-know, just fill out this form and hand it to any of our ushers at intermission or following the performance.

NAME E-MAIL

ADDRESS CITY STATE ZIP

4-Speed Delivery Service, Inc.Judy Akin-Palmer and Dr.

Jacques PalmerDeidri and Barry AldersonBarbara and Benjamin

AlhadeffJami and Carlos AnguloDr. Dixie and Ed ArnoldCynthia and Bill ArthurLarry BaggsNancy and Nick BakerDebby and Norman BaldersTerry BalesSharon and Gill BarnettSallie BarnettAlan BarryIn Loving Memory of Carol M. BehanYvette BelcherPeggy BellBarbara BerhnsJohn BeringerMorris BernsteinNorman BlancoKathleen BlomoJudy and Don BogartMarilyn BogenschutzLinda and Sergio BonettiPaula BriggsMelanie and Michael BroadDarrell BrookeShelley and Danny BroseMary BroughCheryl and Kerry BryanMary and Bob BuellIna BurtonLinda and Larry BurtonDr. Marjorie Cain MitchellRobert CampbellMichael CanupMichelle CaseyYvonne CattellSylvia and Tuncer CebeciChamber Music Society of Detroit Joann and George ChambersRodolfo ChavezDr. Philip ChinnGenevieve and Ralph ChoyPatricia ChristieCarlota and Daniel CiauriNeal ClydeMark CochraneMichael CohnBarbara and Jim ConklinPatricia CookusVirginia CorreaRon Cowan

THE CERRITOS CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS (CCPA) thanks the following CCPA Associates who have contributed to the CCPA’s Endowment Fund. The Endowment Fund was established in 1994 under the visionary leadership of the Cerritos City Council to ensure that the CCPA would remain a welcoming, accessible, and affordable venue in which patrons can experience the joy of entertainment and cultural enrichment. For more information about the Endowment Fund or to make a contribution, please contact the CCPA Administrative Offices at (562) 916-8510.

Patricia CozziniPamela and John CrawleyEugenia CreasonVirginia CzarneckiMelody and Ray DappJoy Darling and Don MackinAngel De SevillaRobert DeanMr. and Mrs. Chuck DeckardSusanne and John DeHartLesLee and Karl DelaneyLouise and John DellasanteErin DelliquadriBruce DickinsonJane and Larry DicusAmy and George DominguezLinda DowellGloria DumaisStanley DzieminskiLee EakinShoreen and Don EakinDee EatonHeidi Eddy-Dorn and Larry DornGary EdwardConnie and Jim EdwardsEric EltingeTeri EspositoRichard FalbRenee FallahaDr. Stuart FarberDon FelderHeather M. FerberDr. Susan FoxTeresa FreebornJune and Takeshi FujisakiArthur GapasinLori and Bob GayFranz GerichRoberta and Dr. Lawrence

GershonThe Goldsmith FamilyWilliam GoodwinGraham GoslingDebe and Larry GrahamSuzanne and Bob GraysonDr. Jon GrazerSusan and Dr. Robert GreenNorma and Gary GreeneKenneth GreenleafTamra and Kirby GreenleeAllen GroganRoger HaleCarol and Harry HanakiLois and Thomas HarrisHedy HarrisonHoward HerdmanSaul Hernandez

Pam and Judge Philip HickokPing HoDeborah and Samuel HooperRoberta and Dr. Gary

HopkinsBonnie HudsonMelvin HughesMarianne and Robert

HughlettPaul IrbyMark ItzkowitzSharon JacobyJosé Iturbi FoundationJames JulianiLuanne KamiyaGloria and Sherman KappeFay and Lawrence KerneenJoseph KienleNorm KirschenbaumJack and Jacky KleyhGillian and Philip KlinkertJulie and Hon. Don KnabeKaren KnechtLee M. Kochems and Vincent J. PattiJerry KohlDawn Marie KotsonisDr. Philip KressLinda and Harry KusudaPatrice and Kevin KyleCarl LaconicoNelson LaneDavid LatterEarnestine LavergnePat and Maynard LawMr. and Mrs. Harold LeachPaolo LedesmaLaura and Charles LeeDonna and Todd LempertJenny and Jim LevyVanessa LewisMarcia LewisTeresa and Robert LidmanLos Cerritos CenterJohnny MagsbyDenise ManoogianStephen MaoDonna K. MartinPamela and John MartinJanice Kay MatthewsPansy and Robert MattoxCecilia and Ronald MausCarol and William McCuneMarilyn and Dennis McGormanUrsula and Lawrence MelvinBarbara and Edwin Mendenhall

Diana MerrymanTodd MeyerLuzviminda MiguelGary MillerKathleen MillerEllie and Jim MonroePatricia MooreBecky MoralesThomas A. MorganCortland MyersCaroline and Alan NakkenNational Endowment for the ArtsAlan NegosianA.J. NeimanNew England Foundation for the ArtsRonald NicholsToby NishidaLinda NomuraCathryn O’Brien-SmithAnn and Clarence OharaKaren OhtaVictoria and Raymond

OrlandoPam OrmistonDr. Paul OrrP. P. Mfg. Co. Inc. - Ronald BurrGeorge PalominoMary Ellen PascucciAngela and Devy PaulWaynn PearsonBarbara and Paul PenroseJackie and Joe PloenMerrill PlouForrest PoormanPreserved TreeScapes Int’l-

Dennis E. GabrickSusan RagoneBijan RaminehKaren RandallBev and George RayBev and George Ray Charitable FoundationRobin RaymondSharon Reece and Laurence

HarmaRosalie RelleveDiane and Richard RenakerNikki and Dennis ReppBetty and Nash RiveraLynne RosePatricia RoseJean RothaermelThomas RothwellMartin RubyShirley RundellSharon and Larry Sagert

Dennis SaltsMonica SanchezWendy and Tom SchiffMildred ScholnickLorraine and William SedlakMary SerlesOlivette ShannonKristi ShawCindy ShilkretKaren and James ShultzKathleen SidarisNeil SiegelIna Silverman and Larry StarrDorothy SimmonsLoren SlaferSylvia SligarFred SmithSo Cal Medical, Inc.Kerry SpearsCraig M. Springer, Ph.D.Eleanor St. ClairKris and Robert SteedmanGale SteinDonna StevensBryan StirratKay and Harvey StoverRichard StrayerWilliam StringerRichard SurbeckLawrence TakahashiLaVerne TancillDr. Silas ThomasKen ThompsonJoann TommySharon TouchstoneKaren Trace-VerzaniLilliane K. TriggsJean TuohinoMaria TupazUnited Parcel ServiceAlex UrbachTim VanEckRaman VenkatMaria Von SadovszkyDiane and Fred VunakCharles WadmanRobert WaltersAngela S.WangWave BroadbandAnita and Dr. David WeinsteinMargie and David WilliamsPamela WilsonCharlotte and Howard WinerPornwit WipanuratCharles WongJeanne YanezJeanette YeeAsuman and Deniz YilmazXavier Zavatsky

To request a change to your listing on this page, please call (562) 467-8806, or send an e-mail to ticketoffice@cerritoscenter.com.

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Friends of Arts Education at the Cerritos Center It’s for the kids!

It is our belief that when you bring the arts into children’s lives, you give them new ways to see the world.

The Friends of Arts Education is a non-profit organization that recognizes the arts as a vital and indispensable part of a comprehensive education. We strive to ensure that all children in our communities have an opportunity to experience the power and beauty of the performing arts.

The arts are an integral part of cultural literacy; they encourage creativity, critical thinking and problem solving. The arts enable students to build self-esteem and self-discipline as well as teach cooperation and effective expression. Research shows that integrating the arts into the school curriculum improves academic achievement, motivates attendance, increases test scores and promotes involvement.

All our programs are provided free of charge to schools and we serve over 100,000 children, teachers and families every year!

The Friends programs are designed to support the California State Board of Education Visual and Performing Arts standards for kindergarten through grade twelve.

We offer: o Daytime Educational Performances by world-class artists o Professional Development Workshops for teachers o Creative Expressions program for students o Performing Arts Scholarships for high school seniors o Artists in the Classroom o Family Arts Festival o Art S.M.A.R.T. activities for at-risk youth detainees

Family Arts Festival Sunday, June 1, 2008

at the Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

A day of arts and fun for the whole family! Experience hands-on arts activities, the interactive Musical Zoo, and over 40 performances

on five different stages.

For more information contact Hélène Trudeau at (562) 916-1300

To find out more about the Friends, make a donation, or get involved, please contact the Friends office at (562) 467-8844 or visit us online at www.friendsofaecc.com

Friends of Arts Education at the Cerritos Center 12700 Center Court Drive Cerritos, California 90703

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PLATINUM CIRCLE [$12,500 - above] Atkinson, Andelson, Loya, Ruud & Romo • B & B Stables/Bob & Mary Buell • Nick & Nancy Baker • The Boeing Company • BP America Inc. • The City of Cerritos • Dwight Stuart Youth Foundation • Don & Shoreen Eakin • Dr. Gary & Roberta Hopkins Sherman & Gloria Kappe • Los Angeles County Arts Commission Los Angeles County Supervisor Don & Julie Knabe • Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Lomelil • Dan Neyenhuis • Bev & George Ray/Lefiell • UPS Weingart Foundation • Jane & Sonny Yada • Yamaha Corporation of America

GOLD CIRCLE [$6,250 - $12,499] Abelstik/Alan Syzdek • John H. & Betty A. Adams Trust • Ralph & Genevieve Choy • Mr. & Mrs. Dan Ciauri • Joy Darling • Fred & Carmen Davidson • Roland, Anna & Michael Dennis • Gary & Jeanette Frank • Jim & Nancy Gaines • Gilbert & Marsha Honeycutt • Bonnie & Mary Hudson • Mr. & Mrs. Robert Lienau, Jr. Mainly Seconds Pottery, Plants & Things • John F. Martin, CPA & Assoc., Inc. • Ruth McClure • William & Lorraine McCune Family Foundation • Dennis & Marilyn McGorman • Timothy & Carol McMahon • Pacific Life Foundation • James & Karen Schultz Art & Marilynn Segal • Sharyne Snyder • Kay & Harvey StoverGeorge & Ruri Sugimoto • Ronald Weber • Scott & Donna White

SILVER CIRCLE [$2,500 - $6,249] Dr. Gary A. Afferino & Dr. Betty C. Tai • Larry C. Anduha & Hedy Harrison-Anduha • Astor Broadcast Group • Beringer & Associates, Inc. • Mary & Roy Blackburn • Dr. & Mrs. Patrick Bushman • Martin D. Chavez • Robert Chavez • In Loving Memory of Patrice Ann Clifton/Felix & Jozell Gallion-Robertson • Gary & Patsy Connors • Steve & Karen Davenport • John DeckerLloyd & Caroline de Llamas • Bill & Suzan DeYo • George & Amy Dominguez • Employees Community Fund of Boeing California Ronald & Delores Eveland • Manny & Cecilia Gallardo • Michael & Gayle Garrity • Mr. & Mrs. Daniel E. Garvey • The Gettys Family Ronald & Susan Gillaspie • Larry & Debe Graham • Dr. & Mrs. Robert & Susan Green • Laurence Harma & Sharon ReeceRichard C. & Dian Herr • Hon. & Mrs. Philip H. Hickok • Sam & Deborah Hooper • Dr. & Mrs. David V. Hubbell • Hing & Doris Hung • Indymac Bank • Jan Janura • Kaczor/Irby Families • John H. Kendall • Dr. & Mrs. Philip I. Kress • Greg & Jerylyn KrihaLakewood Regional Medical Center • Dr. Soledad Lee • Dr. Allan Lifson & James Neuman, California Educational Consultant Group, Inc. • Robert & Karla Maez • Frank & Janet McCord • Michael & Marilyn McCullough • Lawrence & Diana Midland • Alvin MundoNancy Nicola & Warren Lampkin • Allan & Caroline NakkenStephen & Brenda Olson • Paul D. Orr, M.D. • A.J. Padelford & Son, Inc. • Salome Pichardo • Steven E. Potts • Gary Prince • Nikki & Dennis Repp • Ronald McDonald House Charities of Southern California • Larry & Sharon Sagert • Dr. & Mrs. Mark S. SchnitzerSteve & Linda Shaffer • Helen L. Sheffield • Wanda M. Slade • Mr. &

Mrs. Bryan A. Stirrat • Bob & Ann Stoffel • A.J. Taen • TargetVerizon • Ms. Karen Trace-Verzani • Waffles of California • Walter & Phyllis White • Daniel J. & Linda M. Williams • Dr. Winer/Woods Electric • Richard & Elena Zumel

BRONZE CIRCLE [$1,250 - $2,499] John & Jo Bakulich • Brian & Pat Beck • Ken & Lynn BoshartMichael & Melanie Broad • Mel & Row Briggs • Larry & Linda Burton/The Hada Family • Frank Cardone • Lucy & Kingsbury Conner In Memory of Dana Patrick Conner • John DaleyJohn & Louise Dellasanta • Larry & Jane Dicus • Shirley Dohrman Connie & Jim Edwards • Dean & Karen Fisher • Sheila A. FulmisVicki Gutman/Notes by Vicki • Van & Linda Hartley • Edward & Esther Ho • Bob & Marianne Hughlett • James Jenkins • Robert & Barbara Jerome • Jim & Karen King • Jack & Jacky Kleyh • Keith & Sharon Kuroyama • Mary & Robert LaFrance • Maynard & Patricia Law • Ray & Kathleen Lovell • David & Jeany McFarland • Sidney & Sondra Melnick • Frank & Sandy Micheletti • Don & Delores Munro • Danny N. Ogawa • Mavis E. Petersen & Family • Roya & Bob Phillips • Jane & Paul Pratt • Ron & Suzanne Rector • Rick & Diane Renaker • In Memory of G.A. & Morene Rogers/Gerald L. Faris • Marjorie Rosenberg & Carol Smith • Martin Ruby • Joseph D. Sears • William Sedlak • Cindy Shilkret • Edwin & Joyce SmithSoroptomist International of Artesia-Cerritos • Susan Sung • Marge Tanaka • Michi & Ron Tanimoto • Michele Vice-Maslin • James & Jill Webb • Gary Whitener/Trim-Lok, Inc. • Janice Wilbur • Woman’s Club of Artesia-Cerritos

CERRITOS CIRCLE [$600 - $1,249]Joseph Aldama • Dale Becker • Isaac Kawamoto • Dr. & Mrs. Han-Pin Kan • Dennis & Vonnie Kinoshita • Los Cerritos CenterBrian & Terri Mayeda • John Molina • Stephen Morris • Noontime Optimist Club of Cerritos • Joshua Rosman • Edward J. & Tracy Simmons • Stephen Skinner & Deborah Orth • Nancy Sur SmithWalmart/Tammy Cannon • Jeanne Yanez

PATRON CIRCLE [$300 - $599]Absolute Health Care • Dale Becker • Lindy & Basia BressickelloDon & Sharron Brundige • Eileen Castle • Dr. J. Mansfield DeanStuart L. Farber • Joan & Marty Flax • Kay & Mary Jane Fujimura Dr. & Mrs. Lawrence Gershon • Rosemary Escalera GutierrezHerb Hundt • Ernest & Kay Ikuta • Matthew & Roberta JenkinsKarl Jefferson • Darryl Johnson • Jerry & Sharyn Kelly • Ms. Nancy H. Kennedy • Sue & Stephen Klein • Terry L. Koepke • Alain Gravel & Larry Kraft • Barry & Sandy Lakin • Charles & Laura Lee • Dr. & Mrs. Max B. Martinez • Clarence & Celia Masuo • Robert & Shirley Murphy • Diana & Rick Needham, Prudential California RealtyMr. & Mrs. Michael Nishida • Mr. & Mrs. John Richmond • Joyce Righetti • Gary T & Laura Rose • The David Samson Family • Ron, Judy & Lola Shiraishi • Sue & Richard Solomon • Howard & Celia Spitzer • Harold & Edna Yamaguchi • Carol & Sab Yamashita

Present a ticket stub for any show starting at 7:00 PM or laterto receive a 10% discount (food only, excludes alcohol).

Must be used same evening of the show.

Come in before the show and receive a 10% discount (food only,excludes alcohol) when you present a ticket for the show that day.